June 21: Moldova, ranked 171st in the world, stunned Poland as they came from 2-0 down to win only their second qualifying game since 2013.
Poland, who are 23rd in Fifa's rankings and beat Germany in a friendly on Friday, looked in control after 34 minutes in Chisinau.
KATHMANDU, March 2: Over 300 Nepali nationals have reached safe destinations after leaving Ukraine, according to the Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA).
“As many as 302 Nepali nationals fled Ukraine and have reached safe destinations,” said Ram Kaji Khadka, Ambassador of Nepal to Germany. “These people have fled to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova.”
As of Tuesday, as many as 232 Nepali nationals have reached Poland, 39 reached Slovakia, four reached Hungary, 23 reached Romania and four have reached Moldova.
People have been leaving Ukraine after Russia initiated an invasion in the country.
Fighting continues as Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine has entered the seventh day, while a new round of peace talks is reportedly to take place.
WARSAW, Feb. 7: A plane carrying U.S. soldiers landed in southern Poland on Sunday, on U.S. President Joe Biden's order to deploy additional U.S. troops to Poland, Romania and Germany this week, amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
The 1,700 U.S. soldiers sent to Poland will operate in the country's eastern-southern part, according to the Polish Defense Ministry.
Logistics, equipment and a handful of soldiers arrived on other planes on Friday and Saturday.
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are growing as the Western countries are stepping up military maneuvers near the Russian borders.
Kiev and its Western allies have accused Russia of amassing troops near the Ukrainian border, further pointing to the possibility of an "invasion." Moscow has denied such claims, adding that it had every right to mobilize troops within its borders and defend its national security.
LONDON, June 19: Germany came from behind to stun defending champions Portugal 4-2 while France were held to a 1-1 tie by Hungary in the Euro 2020 second-round encounters of Group F on Saturday.
In Munich, Germany need a rebound in urgent as they lost their opening match against France 1-0 last Tuesday, but fell behind first when Diogo Jota's square pass allowed Christian Ronaldo to finish the job from close range after 15 minutes.
The hosts needed some time to find their rhythm but once the Germans gained momentum, they forced Portugal to make two own goals as Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro helped Germany to take the 2-1 lead before the break.
Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens added two goals within 15 minutes after the interval. Ronaldo set up Jota to pull one back in the 67th minute, but the defending champions could not avoid a loss in front of a rejuvenated Germany.
The result means that both Germany and Portugal have three points in hand, one point behind group leaders France, who were forced to tie with Hungary.
Hungary, beaten by Portugal 3-0 in the first round, produced a brave defensive performance on home soil.
France was guilty of missing chances in the first half, with Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema especially guilty and Attila Fiola making them pay for their profligacy when he scored on a rare Hungarian break in first-half injury time.
Antoine Griezmann levelled up from the heart of the box in the 65th minute, but despite keeping the pressure on as the Hungarians were visibly tired, France was unable to find a winner, thanks partly to Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
In the group's last-round matches next Wednesday, Germany will host Hungary while Portugal will face the World Cup champions France in Budapest.
In the last match Saturday evening, Spain and Poland drew 1-1 with Robert Lewandowski's second half header cancelling out Alvaro Morata's opener for Spain.
The result leaves Spain with two points from their first two matches in Group E and the Poles with just one and both probably need to win their last group games to avoid an early exit.
Sweden lead Group E with four points while Slovakia follow behind with three points thanks to a win over Poland.
Spain will host Slovakia next Wednesday when Sweden and Poland are scheduled to play in St Petersburg.
(Xinhua)
